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Costa Rican artist Adrián Arguedas Ruano is one of Latin America’s leading printmakers, celebrated for his expressive woodcuts inspired by the annual masquerade festival in his hometown of Barva de Heredia. Drawing from the tradition of oversized papier-mâché masks, his densely layered compositions evoke the intensity of German Expressionism and James Ensor. A longtime professor and advocate for civil rights, Arguedas has shaped generations of Costa Rican artists.
